Chris Golden

My name is Chris Golden and I just finished my undergraduate degree in Environmental Conservation at Harvard College. This upcoming year I will be returning to Madagascar for my 5th time and will be studying bushmeat consumption and trade in the Makira Forest, Northeast Madagascar. I prepared an honors thesis on the sustainability of bushmeat hunting and the market dynamics of the trade in bushmeat and its relevance to domesticated meats. I have worked with Luke on two occasions studying the fossa in Ankarafantsika National Park, and teaching environmental education in nearby villages. Through my time spent in Madagascar, I have become fluent in Malagasy and really enjoy working at the interface of conservation and human development. I was just recently at the IUCN global mammal assessment in Antananarivo to determine the status of Madagascar’s mammals (threatened, endangered, critically endangered, least concern). Next year I will be working for Wildlife Conservation Society before enrolling in a PhD program.

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